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COVID-19 Update 14/05/2020 ALL of our services , in both of our Divisions , Chilled and General Cargo, are operating as normal and will continue to do so into the future. Whilst we are not running the same quantity of trailers and containers from each country, we are able to cover ALL shipments each week and as the country...

The European Commission has today issued guidance to ensure the continuous flow of goods across the EU. EU Press release here – https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_510 The full document (11 pages, summarised with this e-mail) is available via the below: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/legislation/2020-03-23-communication-green-lanes_en.pdf Annex 2 of the above (pages 9 and 10) features recommendations for Drivers and relevant Transport related undertakings involved in Freight transport...

Dear customers, During the last few weeks we have seen on the market many foreign drivers no longer willing to enter / exit Italy, pushing many importers / exporters to convert their shipments from ROAD movements to MULTIMODAL. We have therefore seen an extreme peak in MULTIMODAL service activities / requests. Thousands of MULTIMODAL units were loaded from many transport...

Allmed would like to update you that our Operations in Ireland are currently fully operational. We are following all recommendations and directives issued by the relevant government departments and agencies. We are also adopting shared best practise across the company and industry as Europe battles with this unprecedented crisis. Our business contingency plans are in place to ensure...

Please note that next week there is 2 bank holidays that will be affecting transit times for pickups. Tuesday 17th March St. Patricks Day (Irish holiday) Our office will be closed. Thursday 19th March St. Josephs Day (Spanish Holiday) Collections will not be made in local regions in Spain. As a result of this and to minimise...

First of all we would like to thank you for all the support and affection we have received during these days. Luckily at the moment all our personnel is in good health and we have put in place all measures to control the spread of the virus. As per our previous communications, all sales people are working from home and...

Subject: Update Covid 19 – Transit to Austria We would like to confirm that freight transport is explicitly excluded from the entry restrictions for Italian citizens adopted by Austria. Truck drivers can be asked to check their temperature, but they do not have to show either a medical certificate or a self-declaration. A CMR, which confirms loading or unloading in Italy,...

CLECAT have issued two circulars to National Members with updated information on the Coronavirus outbreak within France and Italy. Those updates are replicated together with the below: Update from FEDESPEDI (Italy): received Monday 9th March 2020: On 8 March, the Italian Prime Minister signed a new Decree, in force as from 8 March to 3 April, extending the so-called red...

The Italian government has on Saturday night adopted additional measures to stop the further spreading of the coronavirus epidemic but we would like to clarify here with this communication a few points in order to avoid confusion and mis-communications: • The limitations apply to Lombardy and some areas of Piemonte, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Marche and only for the movement of people•...

FEDESPEDI, the National Freight Forwarding Association in Italy, have shared an update on the Coronavirus situation within their territory. CLECAT have made this update available to National Members and we share the text of that update with IIFA Members via the below: Update from FEDESPEDI begins now: Our Government issued on Feb. 23rd last first extraordinary measures, basically through a...